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[quote][/quote]The star's name [RIGEL] comes from its location at the "left foot" of Orion. It is a contraction of Riǧl Ǧawza al-Yusra, this being Arabic for "Left Foot of the Central One". Another Arabic name is رجل الجبار riǧl al-ǧabbār, "the foot of the great one" (giant, conqueror, etc.), which is also the source of the variant name Algebar. It also has the alternative traditional names Algebar or Elgebar, but these are rarely used.

..from Wikipedia.

So there you go, truely international (or even cosmic) connections! Sorry for the gobbledegook, it's Arabic Script, and looked OK in the preview!